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42 U.S.C. § 5903 — Duties and authorities of the Secretary

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42 U.S.C. § 5903 — Duties and authorities of the Secretary

The Secretary shall— **(a)** review the current status of nonnuclear energy resources and current nonnuclear energy research and development activities, including research and development being conducted by Federal and non-Federal entities; **(b)** formulate and carry out a comprehensive Federal nonnuclear energy research, development, and demonstration program which will expeditiously advance the policies established by this chapter and other relevant legislation establishing programs in specific energy technologies; **(c)** utilize the funds authorized pursuant to this chapter to advance energy research and development by initiating and maintaining, through fund transfers, grants, or contracts, energy research, development and demonstration programs or activities utilizing the facilities, capabilities, expertise, and experience of Federal agencies, national laboratories, universities, nonprofit organizations, industrial entities, and other non-Federal entities which are appropriate to each type of research, development, and demonstration activity; **(d)** establish procedures for periodic consultation with representatives of science, industry, environmental organizations, consumers, and other groups who have special expertise in the areas of energy research, development, and technology; and **(e)** initiate programs to design, construct, and operate energy facilities of sufficient size to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of utilizing various forms of nonnuclear energy.

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42 U.S.C. § 5914 — Omitted

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section, Pub. L. 93–577, § 15, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1894; Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301(a), title VII, §§ 703, 707, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 577, 606, 607; Pub. L. 95–238, title II, § 206(b), Feb. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 61, which required the Secretary to submit annually to Congress a report detailing the activities carried out pursuant to this chapter during the preceding fiscal year, a detailed description of the comprehensive plan for nuclear and nonnuclear energy research, development, and demonstration then in effect under [section 5905(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5905/a&num=0&edition=prelim), a detailed description of the comprehensive nonnuclear research, development, and demonstration program then in effect under [section 5905(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5905/b&num=0&edition=prelim), and a detailed description of the environmental and safety research, development, and demonstration activities carried out and in progress and which provided that those reports would satisfy the reporting requirements of [section 5877(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5877/a&num=0&edition=prelim) insofar as is concerned activities, goals, priorities, and plans of the Secretary pertaining to nonnuclear energy, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, set out as a note under [section 1113 of Title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1113&num=0&edition=prelim), Money and Finance. See, also, the 20th item on page 86 of House Document No. 103–7.

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42 U.S.C. § 5903 — Duties and authorities of the Secretary

Page 6625 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 5903 1 See References in Text note below. (d) In undertaking such program, full advan- tage must be taken of the existing technical and managerial expertise in the various energy fields within Federal agencies and particularly in the private sector. (e) The Nation’s future energy needs can be met if a national commitment is made now to dedicate the necessary financial resources, to enlist our scientific and technological capabili- ties, and to accord the proper priority to devel- oping new nonnuclear energy options to serve national needs, conserve vital resources, and protect the environment. (Pub. L. 93–577, § 2, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1879.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 93–577, § 1(a), as added Pub. L. 109–58, title X, § 1009(b)(1), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 934, provided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974’.’’ DEFINITIONS Pub. L. 93–577, § 1(b), as added Pub. L. 109–58, title X, § 1009(b)(1), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 934, provided that: ‘‘In this Act [enacting this chapter]: ‘‘(1) The term ‘Department’ means the Department of Energy. ‘‘(2) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Energy.’’ § 5902. Congressional declaration of policy and purpose; implementation and administration of program by Secretary of Energy (a) It is the policy of the Congress to develop on an urgent basis the technological capabilities to support the broadest range of energy policy options through conservation and use of domes- tic resources by socially and environmentally acceptable means. (b)(1) The Congress declares the purpose of this chapter to be to establish and vigorously conduct a

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